neuropsychosocial

Looking at the geographic distribution of where wooters have wooted for this shirt, I sense regional variations in the usage of "meh." The upper midwest and pacific northwest are significantly lighter blue, with the east coast much darker, than is typically found 20 minutes into Today's Woot.

bassanimation

inflatablechair wrote:The "word" that is printed on this shirt is quite possibly the WORST by-product of the internet yet. It is the (very poor) approximation of the pronunciation of an utterance which I find really annoying. Pronouncing this "word" the way it is written creates a new utterance which is even more annoying than the original one. Fair warning: if you ever say "meh" to my face, I will punch you. And don't even think of wearing this shirt in my line of sight.

mikegberg

inflatablechair wrote:The "word" that is printed on this shirt is quite possibly the WORST by-product of the internet yet. It is the (very poor) approximation of the pronunciation of an utterance which I find really annoying. Pronouncing this "word" the way it is written creates a new utterance which is even more annoying than the original one. Fair warning: if you ever say "meh" to my face, I will punch you. And don't even think of wearing this shirt in my line of sight.

Well that's all the convincing I needed.

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joemail11

This shirt loses the spirit of the utterace by boldly proclaming "Meh" as opposed to the more timid (and therefore more appropriate) "meh." Unless MS Word autocorrects "meh," then, to preserve its apathetic meaning, it would be best to leave it "Meh."

qbslide

neuropsychosocial wrote:Looking at the geographic distribution of where wooters have wooted for this shirt, I sense regional variations in the usage of "meh." The upper midwest and pacific northwest are significantly lighter blue, with the east coast much darker, than is typically found 20 minutes into Today's Woot.

Or it could be because at midnight EST when stuff gets posted on shirt.woot!, out west it's 9 PM. Thus maybe many people on the east coast are sleeping while those on the west coast are still awake and buying shirts.

kotsu

MathUhhhSaurus

qbslide wrote:Or it could be because at midnight EST when stuff gets posted on shirt.woot!, out west it's 9 PM. Thus maybe many people on the east coast are sleeping while those on the west coast are still awake and buying shirts.

neuropsychosocial

qbslide wrote:Or it could be because at midnight EST when stuff gets posted on shirt.woot!, out west it's 9 PM. Thus maybe many people on the east coast are sleeping while those on the west coast are still awake and buying shirts.

I noted that the geographic distribution is skewed upper-midwest/pacific northwest more than "is typically found 20 minutes into Today's Woot," which takes into account the time zones: I'm comparing this shirt to other shirts 20 minutes after they are posted. I live in the eastern time zone, get off work at 1AM, and usually go to bed around 2AM, so I check the sales distribution every day about the same time. And yes, I really do look at it every day - my job involves statistical calculations of regional cultures so I'm always interested.

derkis

inflatablechair wrote:The "word" that is printed on this shirt is quite possibly the WORST by-product of the internet yet. It is the (very poor) approximation of the pronunciation of an utterance which I find really annoying. Pronouncing this "word" the way it is written creates a new utterance which is even more annoying than the original one. Fair warning: if you ever say "meh" to my face, I will punch you. And don't even think of wearing this shirt in my line of sight.

No chance. While I don't care for 'meh', it's far less offensive than any derivative of 'newb', the now pervasive use of the word epic to inappropriately describe the commonplace, and just about every other instance meme-speak that has arisen in the past five years.

Edit: And I almost forgot, calling anyone who disagrees with you a 'hater' and 'u mad'. These are way worse than 'meh'.

NightGhost

As a sedative-carrying member of PETI (People for the Ethical Treatment of Interjections), I must protest the way that poor, defenseless "meh" is depicted on this shirt. Meh, along with "pah" and "feh," selflessly devote themselves to making our language more colorful, while scrupulously avoiding the addition of an extra letter, solely in the interest of remaining clean. The artist may mean well, but by "giving the thumb" to a cute, harmless expression, he encourages the weaning of "meh" and its brethren to the trash heap of etymology.

NinjaStorm

Marcuslweger

derkis wrote:No chance. While I don't care for 'meh', it's far less offensive than any derivative of 'hitchhiker', the now pervasive use of the word epic to inappropriately describe the commonplace, and just about every other instance meme-speak that has arisen in the past five years.

Edit: And I almost forgot, calling anyone who disagrees with you a 'hater' and 'u mad'. These are way worse than 'meh'. Also lol wordfilters.

Turc

jennyjames1229

Would like to point out that the hand/fist is in fact upside down. Were this an actual representation of the thumbs in the middle (describing neither up nor down) you'll notice that the wrist in fact has to be below, not above, the fist when executing this move. Just in case you disagreed, I bet you're still testing this theory out right now...

foxbite

It's a poor joke, another unnecessary Facebook homage, and it's already been done on just about every other t-shirt site. Where is the gorgeous koi fish shirt? I've been waiting for that one to pop up.

mystymaples

What about oy? Is oy safe around you? I'm not Jewish, but I like it for some reason. Just as I prefer zaftig to fat Didn't mean to quote the pic...and crap, you aren't the original poster of hatred towards meh... damn internet at 1:55 a.m.

Shinespark

qbslide wrote:Or it could be because at midnight EST when stuff gets posted on shirt.woot!, out west it's 9 PM. Thus maybe many people on the east coast are sleeping while those on the west coast are still awake and buying shirts.

jel2301

jennyjames1229 wrote:Would like to point out that the hand/fist is in fact upside down. Were this an actual representation of the thumbs in the middle (describing neither up nor down) you'll notice that the wrist in fact has to be below, not above, the fist when executing this move. Just in case you disagreed, I bet you're still testing this theory out right now...

I don't see what you're saying. This image has the same wrist/thumb/hand setup as the Facebook version, except it's rotated clockwise 90 degrees. This works perfectly, so long as it's the right hand. If it were a left hand, then it'd be backwards and you'd have a basis for your complaint. Nothing against left-handers, it's just that it's modeled after the Facebook hand, which is a right hand.

rasputin2012

jel2301 wrote:I don't see what you're saying. This image has the same wrist/thumb/hand setup as the Facebook version, except it's rotated clockwise 90 degrees. This works perfectly, so long as it's the right hand. If it were a left hand, then it'd be backwards and you'd have a basis for your complaint. Nothing against left-handers, it's just that it's modeled after the Facebook hand, which is a right hand.

Right hand is best hand!

Oh, btdubs, how quick is the shipping? I haven't ordered in a while and forgot. I'll be in different locations depending on whether it arrives this week or the next.

NameyMcName

The "word" that is printed on this shirt is quite possibly the WORST by-product of the internet yet. It is the (very poor) approximation of the pronunciation of an utterance which I find really annoying. Pronouncing this "word" the way it is written creates a new utterance which is even more annoying than the original one. Fair warning: if you ever say "meh" to my face, I will punch you. And don't even think of wearing this shirt in my line of sight.

Meh, whatevs. smh.

derkis wrote:Edit: And I almost forgot, calling anyone who disagrees with you a 'hater' and 'u mad'. These are way worse than 'meh'.

goldenthorn

Oh, btdubs, how quick is the shipping? I haven't ordered in a while and forgot. I'll be in different locations depending on whether it arrives this week or the next.

Free shipping means give it a good couple of weeks. But free shipping also means no guarantee of time frame. If you need it at a specific location for a specific time frame, I really recommend shelling out the $5 for overnight shipping.

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